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BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON'S RETA IL DEPARTMENT.
BLAKELY & HOUGHTON.
The largest establishment of the kind in Eastern Oregon,
and virtually among the three largest in the state, is the
drag house of Blakeley & Houghton. They carry a complete
line of everything pertaining to the drug trade, and do
both a wholesale and retail business. The interior views
we present of their store, will give you, perhaps, an idea of
the stock they carry. Being in a position to buy direct from
the manufacturer, their aim has been to give the public
the benefit, and that their efforts are appreciated is clearly
shown by the trade they enjoy.
Geo. C. Blakely, the senior member of the firm, is a drug
gist with twenty-two years experience. He is at present a
member of the State Board of Pharmacy, and is a past pre
sident of the Oregon Pharmaceutical Association, and it is
largely due to his efforts that Oregon has its present effi
cient pharmacy law.
Fred C. Houghton became a partner in 1889, buying out
T. C. Clark. He gives the business his close and accurate
attention, and has materially aided its growth from a
small beginning to its present size.
BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON'S WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT.
T. A. VAN NORDEN.
T. A. Van Norden, who owns the largest jewelry store in
the city, was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in 1834. He
came to New York in 1845, and after receiving his educa
tion, was apprenticed to Arrowsmith & Salsbury, located
on the corner of Nassau and Fulton streets, who were well
known to the jewelry trade. In 1852 he went to California,
and in 1860 opened an establishment of his own in Quincy,
Plumas county, and remained there until 1883. He then
moved to Susan ville and stayed there until he came here
in 1892. He at first opened at 106 Second street, but being
forced to seek larger quarters, moved to his present loca
tion at 153 Second street. He carries a full and complete
line of watches, clocks, jewelry and diamonds, and also in
addition has a complete line of spectacles. His store is as
neat as a pin, with immaculate walls, and polished show
cases, the contents ofl which attract the admiration of all
visitors. He is a licensed watchmaker for the O. R. & N.
R. R., and being practically raised in a jewelry store, is
thoroughly versed in both manufacturing and repairing. He
is ably assisted by F. H. Van Norden, his son, who also has
established a reputation as a mechanic.
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INTERIOR OF T. A. VAN NORDEN 'S STORE.
HAYWARD H. RIDDELL.
Among the young men of this state who have within the
past few years entered the ranks of the legal profession,
none have brighter indications of success than does he
whose name heads this article. He is energetic, industrious
and ambitious. These qualities, combined with the advan
tages derived from an excellent education, unusual natural
capacities, and a high sense of honor, place him at once
among the foremost ranks of his profession. He was born
in Salem, April 6, 1868, and came to The Dalles with his
parents in 1881. He was educated in the Wasco Indepen
dent Academy, and began reading law in July, 1890, in the
office of Mays, Huntington & Wilson. After studying there
a year he went to Portland, and entered the office of Dolph,
Bellinger, Mallory & Simon, and remained there until he
was admitted, in June, 1892. Returning then to The Dalles,
he opened an office and is rapidly building up a lucrative
practise. He is a member of the Oregon Bar Association,
being on the committee of judicial administration and
remedial procedure. He takes an active interest in the suc
cess of the Republican party, giving both time and talent
in the cause. Fraternally he is an Elk and Knight, being at
present C. C. of Friendship lodge No. 9, Iv. of P., of this
city.
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II. II. RIDDELL.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This is probably the largest and most influential church
organization of Wasco count y. Its history has been one of
even thrilling interest, though but a bare outline of it can
here be given.
In 1838 the Methodist Episcopal Church began its work
within what is now Wasco county, by the establishment
of a mission for the Christianization of the Indians at this
point, then called Wascopum, of which Wasco Is a con
traction. The mission buildinges were located just south
of where the M. E. Church edifice Is now located. This
was considered the most eligible location for missionary
work east of the Cascade mountains. Three of the ablest
and most efficient missionaries on the coast were appoint
ed to this station, namely, Daniel Lee.H. K. W. Perkins
and H. B. Brewn, who, with their wives, labored here for
several years. During their residence here the first camp
meeting ever held in Oregon was held in the grove of pine
and oak trees a little west and south of the missionary
station, not far from the present site of The Dalles Acad
emy. About a thousand Indians gathered there, and there
was a great religious excitement and revival among them.
Rev. A. F. Waller, so long one of the foremost pioneers of
Oregon, succeeded Mr. Daniel Lee in charge of the sta
tion. As an Indian mission this place was abandoned on
the occurrence of the Cayuse war of 1847 and 1848.
There was no stated religious work done by any church
at The Dalles for nearly ten years after this event. In
1856 the Methodist Episcopal Conference in Oregon sent
Rev. H. K. Hines, then a young man of 27, to this place.
He organized the few Methodists of the vicinity Into a
class. Of this class but one member remains, Mrs. Eliza
McFarland, always beloved, and now venerated for her
unsullied Christian life all through these years, as well as
her advanced age. Mr. now Dr. Hines, purchased a beau
tiful quarter block of land on the opposite side of the
street, on which the church now stands, and one block
nearer the river, paying for it $175, and donated it to the
church. This was afterwards exchanged for the lot on
which the church now stands, and some cash. Upon the
lot donated by Dr. Hines a little chapel, costing about $200,
was built two years later by Rev. A. Kelly, who was then
in charge of the church here.
In 1861 and 1862 Rev. J. F. De Vore was pastor, and un
der his administration a good church for the time was erec
ted on the lot where the present edifice stands. This re
mained unchanged until 1879-80, when II. K. Hines was
again pastor, when the church was thoroughly remodeled
and a fine parsonage was erected at a cost of about $3,500.
In the great fire of September, 1891, when a large portion
of The Dalles was destroyed, both church and parsonage
were consumed. With great recuperative vigor, the mem
bers and friends of the church resolved to build a new
and much larger and better church on the same ground,
and during the years 1892 and 1893 the present beautiful
and commanding structure was completed.
The position this cnurch has held among the churches of
this coast is evidenced by the list of pastors who have been
called to serve it since its organization, forty-one years
ago. They are as follows: H. K. Hines, J. W. Miller, A.
Kelly, John Flinn, J. F. De Vore, B. C. Lippincott, I. D.
Driver, J. T. Wole, G. Hines, N. Doane, S. Van Dersol, J.
C. Kirkman, E. J. Hawn, L. J. Whitcomb, J D. Flenner,
W. C. Gray, W. G. Simpson, John.Whistler and J. H. Wood.
No church of the state has had an abler or more devoted
body of pastors than this. In this list are men who have
done as much for religion and educational interests on this
coast, as any men who have ever been on it, and whose
names are household words everywhere on the coast, and
even far beyond it. Wnat a changed story the history of
these causes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho would be
if the work of H. K. Hines, J. F. De Vore, I. D. Driver, G.
Hines and N. Doane were taken out of it. Others junior
to them have been their worthy successors and associates.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at The Dalles at the
present time ias a strong membership, and an influential
constituency, taking ini many of the most substantial
and influential citizens of the place. Its present pastor.
Rev. J. H. Wood, grew up in and near the city from child
hood, and is now serving his fourth year of successful min
istry in this largest congregation of the place.